The Washington Huskies have swiftly filled their head coaching vacancy. The university named Boise State's Chris Petersen to the position on Friday, less then a week after Steve Sarkisian left the Huskies to take the head coaching job at USC. Petersen built a highly successful program at Boise State.

The Seattle Mariners have finally landed a big free agent. ESPN Deportes is
reporting that the Mariners have agreed to a 10-year, $240 million deal with
second baseman Robinson Cano.

The Houston Texans relieved Gary Kubiak of his duties as head coach on Friday,
less than 24 hours after the team was dealt its 11th consecutive loss with a
27-20 setback at Jacksonville.